The 26 Craziest, Funniest, Wildest Moments Of Election 2016

It was a long, looong nine weeks.

When Malcolm Turnbull visited the Governor-General on May 8 and locked in a July 2 election, we all thought it was flirting with danger.

"An eight-week campaign? A full three weeks longer than usual? The country will descend into madness."

Well, eight weeks turned into nine, with a full eight days passing between when the polls closed and the announcement from Bill Shorten and Malcolm Turnbull that the Coalition would indeed form Government.

Take a breath to congratulate yourselves for making it. Here were some of the wildest, craziest, funniest moments from this wild, crazy, funny campaign.